Posted March 8, 2015 This is for a mini itx build on a ncase m1 itx with a g10 kraken and 120mm aio for the gpu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 8, 2015 The 290X Lightning is the better card, but since it's going in the tiny Ncase M1 then go for the 970. There just isn't enough airflow in there to be comfortably running a 290X, even with an AIO. "Rawr XD" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 8, 2015 gtx 970. the 290x will produce alot of heat seeing as its going in a small case. "Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP Old Rig i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Posted March 9, 2015 I have owned both of these cards and the 970 wins in all the benchmarking I did. The 290x LIGHTNING, this is a lightning we are talking about, not REFERENCE, it does NOT GET HOT. My card was overclocked (over 1200 core and don't remember the memory but it was higher than any overclock the reviews showed) and it never ever ever went over 70C. I realize this is going in a smaller case but both cards will cool the exact same from my experience. WIth the AIO all bets are off, I doubt the AIO cooler will be as good as the air cooler on the Lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 9, 2015 I have owned both of these cards and the 970 wins in all the benchmarking I did. The 290x LIGHTNING, this is a lightning we are talking about, not REFERENCE, it does NOT GET HOT. My card was overclocked (over 1200 core and don't remember the memory but it was higher than any overclock the reviews showed) and it never ever ever went over 70C. I realize this is going in a smaller case but both cards will cool the exact same from my experience. WIth the AIO all bets are off, I doubt the AIO cooler will be as good as the air cooler on the Lightning. You still need to realize that this is twice the heat output we're talking about.... in a smaller case it's a much bigger deal. "Rawr XD" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 9, 2015 970 for that case makes more sense, but you could grab a kraken g10 and a cheap 120 mm cooler for the 290x, would be a fun project. Bleigh! Ever hear of AC series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 9, 2015 I have owned both of these cards and the 970 wins in all the benchmarking I did. The 290x LIGHTNING, this is a lightning we are talking about, not REFERENCE, it does NOT GET HOT. My card was overclocked (over 1200 core and don't remember the memory but it was higher than any overclock the reviews showed) and it never ever ever went over 70C. I realize this is going in a smaller case but both cards will cool the exact same from my experience. WIth the AIO all bets are off, I doubt the AIO cooler will be as good as the air cooler on the Lightning. What res did you bench in? Because my 290x Lightning at 1200/6400 beat my 970 G1 at 1600/7600 by 3-6 FPS in 90% of the benchmarks I did at 1440p. Stuff: i7 7700k @ (dat nibba succ) | ASRock Z170M OC Formula | G.Skill TridentZ 3600 c16 | EKWB 1080 @ 2100 mhz | Acer X34 Predator | R4 | EVGA 1000 P2 | 1080mm Radiator Custom Loop | HD800 + Audio-GD NFB-11 | 850 Evo 1TB | 840 Pro 256GB | 3TB WD Blue | 2TB Barracuda Hwbot: http://hwbot.org/user/lays/ FireStrike 980 ti @ 1800 Mhz http://hwbot.org/submission/3183338 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/11574089 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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